Murder, folders, outlook express

[Rob Siemborski]

What does the log between the frontend and the backend look like?

-Rob

On Fri, 30 May 2003, b wrote:

> This is from the log on frontend (proxy) server when I try to do a
> "Show" on the folder1 that was created, but doesn't show up, in OE:
>
> >1054342070>0008 OK User logged in
> <1054342070<0009 IDLE
> >1054342070>+ go ahead
> <1054342070<DONE
> >1054342070>0009 OK Completed
> <1054342070<000A SUBSCRIBE "INBOX.folder1"
> >1054342070>000A NO Subscribe: Server(s) unavailable to complete
> operation
> <1054342070<000B IDLE
> >1054342070>+ go ahead
>
>
> --- b <b17b2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Yes, it has it, three folders show under the account name:
> >
> > Inbox
> > Sent Items
> > Drafs
> >
> > If I email bob at domain.com, he gets it in the inbox, and I can pull it
> > down and read it with OE, going through front end (proxy).
> >
> > -b17
> >
> > --- Rob Siemborski <rjs3 at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> > > Does the user have an INBOX?
> > >
> > > The proxy server relies on knowing where the user's inbox is in
> > order
> > > to
> > > find their subscriptions.
> > >
> > > If they don't have an inbox, they don't have subscriptions (and
> > > clients which rely on the LSUB command are SOL)....
> > >
> > > -Rob
> > >
> > > On Fri, 30 May 2003, b wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I'm having problems with showing folders in Outlook Express 5.0
> > and
> > > 5.5
> > > > (haven't tested any other, 6.x?), and I'd like to understand how
> > > the
> > > > entire thing is suppose to work anyway, in general.
> > > >
> > > > Here is the setup:
> > > > 1 backend imapd
> > > > 1 frontend (proxy)
> > > > 1 ldap authentication server
> > > > 1 mupdate master
> > > >
> > > > These are all on their own computers, so 4 servers total.
> > > >
> > > > Running 2.2 with virtual domain support.
> > > >
> > > > I connect to backend, create a user bob at domain.com. Domain is
> > > virtual.
> > > > Then go to Outlook Express, create a new account, pick up the
> > > e-mail
> > > > from INBOX. That all works fine. Then, I create a folder under OE
> > > > account I just set up, folder1. OE gives an error, saying: "Your
> > > folder
> > > > was created, but it cannot be shown." Check on the backend, yes,
> > > the
> > > > folder is there, check on frontend, it sees it also.
> > > >
> > > > Whatever I do, I'm not able to make it show the folder. If I go
> > to
> > > IMAP
> > > > Folders, select it, and do "show", it says: "Could not show
> > > folder1.
> > > > The server refused to show it. The folder might already be
> > shown."
> > > > About the only way to have it displayed is to go to IMAP Folders,
> > > > select folder, and do "Go to". Then the folder displays on the
> > left
> > > > under the IMAP account. But, if OE gets restarted, it goes away
> > > again.
> > > >
> > > > OK, so I try Mozilla mail, set it up the same, and also I do not
> > > see
> > > > the folders. However, somewhere under IMAP options, these is
> > > something
> > > > like : "Show only subscribed folders", which if I uncheck, then
> > > folders
> > > > show up.
> > > >
> > > > This is all when connecting to the frontend (proxy). If I connect
> > > to
> > > > the backend directly, all works fine. Create a new folder, it
> > shows
> > > up.
> > > > Rename it, it gets renamed..
> > > >
> > > > Could someone please explain to me if this is the way it really
> > > works?
> > > > I understand that OE must be missing the "show only subscribed
> > > folders"
> > > > tab that needs to be disabled, my question is why, if it works
> > when
> > > I
> > > > connect directly to backend. Is my mulder configuration missing
> > > > something? One more thing, in OE, going thru proxy, I do see two
> > > > folders always, Sent Items, and Draft. But folders I create are
> > > having
> > > > problems showing up. It doesn't matter if I create the folder on
> > > > backend directly (with cyradm), OE doesn't show it.
> > > >
> > > > I've tried with altnamespace on and off. Also tried with
> > > > unixhierarchysep and allowallsubscribe on.
> > > >
> > > > I've been reading the archives for a few days, but still don't
> > > > understand this, so I appreciate any help and pointers.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > -b17
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > > Rob Siemborski * Andrew Systems Group * Cyert Hall 207 *
> > 412-268-7456
> > > Research Systems Programmer * /usr/contributed Gatekeeper
> > >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
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> > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
> > http://calendar.yahoo.com
>
>
> __________________________________
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> http://calendar.yahoo.com
>
>

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Rob Siemborski * Andrew Systems Group * Cyert Hall 207 * 412-268-7456
Research Systems Programmer * /usr/contributed Gatekeeper